Fallout 76 Beginner builds
Builds that are easy to start and forgiving to play. A solid pick for a first character, while you're still learning what the game rewards.
Vangaurds full health build.
Newb Commando
X-01 and Civil Engineer is the most viable for all daily uses until you get Vulcan Power Armor and Secret Service...
Power Armor is needed to tank all endgame bosses and enemies.
You can do almost all events and mobs alone with this build.
Easy build based on quest reward gear and minimum grind. The Fixer can be upgraded to a legendary later when plans are acquired (player vendors are the quickest and easiest way). After Civil Engineer Armor and Excavator Power Armor plans are learned, they can be upgraded as legendary versions are found or awarded.
My current ghoulish gunslinger build that I intend to play after the last update. Nothing fancy, most gear should be fine to reach, with maybe lucid star being difficult. weapons are event or quest reward. i do my quests on 50 to receive maxlevel rewards normally.
Jack off all trades.
Cripple, stagger, slow, all while doing exceptional damage
Just a chill build to run dailies with. The only real "needs" are Raider-style underarmour (the luck helps massively), chameleon armour (three pieces make you very hard for bosses to see in sneak) and Elder's Mark or Western Spirit (both extremely powerful but don't stress if you don't have one yet), everything else is a "nice to have". Feel free to swap perks or equipment around, this is just a nice balance of sneak or shred.
Low lvl XP build, optimized for tagging at events.
This is my current build for leveling as bow up to level 200-300 before switching to a commando build. No idea how good it works.
I will probably later add a fourth tab how I would start early on without special points or minimal ones, just to get a feeling.
Important XP buffs to use:
Brain Bombs/ +8 Intelligence(Herbivore Food)
Cranberry Relish/ 25% XP(Herbivore Food)
Leader Bobblehead/ 5% XP
Live & Love 8/ 5% XP(Magizne)
Mechanical Derby Game/ +2 Intelligence(Camp Buff)
Sacred Mothman Tome/ 5% XP(Camp Buff)
Well Rested/ 5% XP(Camp Buff)
Very Well Rested/ 100% XP(4xLunchboxes)
Casual Team/ +4 Intelligence
Berry Mentats/ +5 Intelligence(Chems do not stack only use this)
Wear Chinese stealth armor.